The Concert by Johannes Vermeer (stolen)
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The Concert by Johannes Vermeer (stolen) is a rare 17th-century Dutch interior scene painting, best known today as one of the most valuable artworks ever stolen, taken in the infamous 1990 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist and still missing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Concert by Johannes Vermeer (stolen) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1293274 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Concert by Johannes Vermeer (stolen) Context triple: [Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, notableWorkInCollection, The Concert by Johannes Vermeer (stolen)]
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A.
A View of Delft
A View of Delft is a 1652 cityscape painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Carel Fabritius, celebrated for its innovative perspective and luminous depiction of the city of Delft.
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B.
The Arnolfini Portrait
The Arnolfini Portrait is a famous 1434 oil painting by Jan van Eyck, celebrated for its meticulous detail, complex symbolism, and pioneering use of oil technique in Northern Renaissance art.
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C.
The Goldfinch (1654)
The Goldfinch (1654) is a small, trompe-l’oeil painting of a chained bird that is celebrated as a masterpiece of Dutch Golden Age art for its striking realism and emotional subtlety.
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D.
Rembrandt’s “Danaë”
Rembrandt’s “Danaë” is a renowned 17th-century oil painting depicting the mythological princess Danaë, celebrated for its dramatic use of light and emotional realism.
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E.
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Girl with a Pearl Earring is a famous 17th-century oil painting by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer, celebrated for its enigmatic female subject and striking use of light and color.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Concert by Johannes Vermeer (stolen) Target entity description: The Concert by Johannes Vermeer (stolen) is a rare 17th-century Dutch interior scene painting, best known today as one of the most valuable artworks ever stolen, taken in the infamous 1990 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist and still missing.
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A.
A View of Delft
A View of Delft is a 1652 cityscape painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Carel Fabritius, celebrated for its innovative perspective and luminous depiction of the city of Delft.
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B.
The Arnolfini Portrait
The Arnolfini Portrait is a famous 1434 oil painting by Jan van Eyck, celebrated for its meticulous detail, complex symbolism, and pioneering use of oil technique in Northern Renaissance art.
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C.
The Goldfinch (1654)
The Goldfinch (1654) is a small, trompe-l’oeil painting of a chained bird that is celebrated as a masterpiece of Dutch Golden Age art for its striking realism and emotional subtlety.
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D.
Rembrandt’s “Danaë”
Rembrandt’s “Danaë” is a renowned 17th-century oil painting depicting the mythological princess Danaë, celebrated for its dramatic use of light and emotional realism.
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E.
Girl with a Pearl Earring
Girl with a Pearl Earring is a famous 17th-century oil painting by Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer, celebrated for its enigmatic female subject and striking use of light and color.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
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stolen artwork ⓘ |
| artForm | oil on canvas painting ⓘ |
| artist | Johannes Vermeer ⓘ |
| catalogCode | Gardner Museum painting stolen in 1990 ⓘ |
| cityOfTheft |
Boston
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linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
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| collection | Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum ⓘ |
| completionDate | circa 1664 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| countryOfTheft | United States of America ⓘ |
| creator | Johannes Vermeer ⓘ |
| creatorGender | male ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| depicts |
domestic interior
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man playing a lute ⓘ musical instruments ⓘ paintings within a painting ⓘ three figures making music in a domestic interior ⓘ woman playing a harpsichord ⓘ woman singing ⓘ |
| disappeared | 1990-03-18 ⓘ |
| estimatedValue | one of the most valuable stolen paintings ⓘ |
| event | Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum theft ⓘ |
| formerLocation |
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston
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linked to:
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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| formerOwner | Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum ⓘ |
| genre |
genre painting
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interior scene painting ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
domestic life
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music ⓘ musicians ⓘ social gathering ⓘ |
| hasType | easel painting ⓘ |
| inception | circa 1664 ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalTitle | Dutch ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| location | unknown ⓘ |
| lostOrDestroyed | true ⓘ |
| materialUsed | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
Baroque
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Dutch Golden Age painting ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being missing since the 1990 Gardner Museum heist
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being one of the most valuable artworks ever stolen ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Het Concert
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linked to:
The Concert
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| partOf | Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum collection ⓘ |
| stillMissingAsOf | 2024 ⓘ |
| stolenFrom | Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum ⓘ |
| surface | canvas ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 17th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Concert by Johannes Vermeer (stolen) Description of subject: The Concert by Johannes Vermeer (stolen) is a rare 17th-century Dutch interior scene painting, best known today as one of the most valuable artworks ever stolen, taken in the infamous 1990 Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum heist and still missing.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
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notableWorkInCollection
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The Concert by Johannes Vermeer (stolen)
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